"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. -- and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima." A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project V.O.I.C.E., teaching poetry and self-expression at schools across the United States.
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TED talk - Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ............performance poet
"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. -- and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima."A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project V.O.I.C.E., teaching poetry and self-expression at schools across the United States.
National Poetry Month: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School Poet-a-Palooza (Act I)!
National Poetry Month: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School Poet-a-Palooza (Act II)!
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Sylvia Vardell - Poetry for Children.....(and everyone else...)
Video Poems:
"Breaking the Spell" by Debbie Levy
Here is a "poem movie" for Debbie Levy's poem, "Breaking the Spell," created by graduate student Anna Darst. Watch it here.
"In the School Band" by David L. Harrison
Here is a "poem movie" for David L. Harrison's poem, "In the School Band," created by graduate student Amanda Butler. Watch it here.
"Fourths of Me" by Armenda Elkins
Here is a "poem movie" for Betsy Franco's poem, "Fourths of Me," created by graduate student Armenda Elkins. Watch it here.
"The Run" by Avis Harley
Here is a "poem movie" for "The Run" Watch it here.